The fly-in, which opens at 8 a.m., also will display a collection of warbirds that includes the B-17 Flying Fortress and replicas of the Japanese carrier planes that attacked Pearl Harbor.

Davis, a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War, was shot down on Feb. 10, 1952, in Korea. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously, and he is one of the most celebrated combat pilots of the 20th century.

His family plans to be present at the Texas Air Museum's fly-in.

A petition recommending Davis for the park memorial will be circulated at the event, which is scheduled to last until 4 p.m. Later the petition will be submitted to the Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department for consideration in assigning a name to a park, said Craig Hannah, museum restoration director.

The museum is located at the Slaton Municipal Airport, two miles north of Slaton on FM 400. Tickets for the fly-in activities are $3 for adults and $1 for children ages 5 to 16.

Other aircraft at the show include the F4U-1 Corsair, P-40N Warhawk, B-25J Mitchell and the SB2C Helldiver. The Experimental Aircraft Association will participate with 16 homemade planes, and aircraft involved in a fly-by include the F-117 Stealth Fighter and T-37 Trainer. More than 40 World War II-era aircraft are expected to participate in the event.

The World War II Horse Cavalry will be present, and a display of classic cars from the Nifty Fifties Car Club is planned.

Hannah said the museum is attempting to buy a $30,000 F-86 Sabre Jet similar to the one Davis was flying when he was last seen in Korea.

The petition for the park name could persuade city parks and recreation officials to remember Davis with the naming of a new park in his honor, Hannah said.

Davis was one of only four men who became ace fighter pilots in both World War II and the Korean War. On his last mission, he and a wingman attacked 12 enemy MIG-15 fighter planes in defending American bombers.